Paul DanoHowie Blitzer
Bruce AltmanMarty Blitzer
Brian CoxBig John Harrigan
Billy KayGary
James CostaKevin Cole
Tony Michael DonnellyBrian
Walter MastersonScott
Adam LeFevreElliot
Chance KellyPrison Guard
Marcia DeBonisGuidance CounselorWhy it may be worth watching
- L.I.E. combines Drama and Crime elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Brian Cox.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.8/10 from 149 votes.
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L.I.E.
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Crime.
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Themes and topics
coming of agelong island, new yorkpaedophiliamale prostitutionjuvenile delinquentdeath of mother
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kinrich30External review ·
This was actually a pretty good movie, although given the topic it kind of made you feel bad for one of the characters at the end that you shouldn't really feel bad for.
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